Rail-tie and rail-fastener.



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IRA. C. CTTON, OF BRIFIELD, ILLINIS.

RIL-TE AND RAILFASTENER.

'llhii Specification or" Application filed March 5,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, lian C. CA'rroN, n citizen o1 the United States, residing :it Briintield, in the County of lBeorizi unil State of lllinois, have invented Certain .new and useful Improvements in--Rnil'Ties and Ruil# Fasteners, of Whifli the toller/ing if; :i sp-eeilieation. A

.li/ly invention relntee to certain new :ind useful in'iprovenients in ties :ind rail fue teners, by ineens of which rail' support' and fastener are provided that will ehenpen the oost of such appliances and provide oliieient ineens for the purpose designed.

More particularly, my invention relates to a metal tie hinting :i Special torni adapted to render in ore etlioient, ties of' the sinne general eliaraeter and at the sinne time adapted in torni tov facilitate' the proper seating ai'i'd snpi'iorting of the fastener; to fasteners inwing general npplient-ion to metal tien in Vzirions fern-is adapted to he locked thereto and to properly Secure the rziil upon the tie and hrnee it :liy'ninst lateral movement and vertical ,Sepnrntion between 'the rail and tie. tieterring to the drawings, Figure i a,

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.ein new Showing n .nnetienl appl iny iniiproved tie and rail fastener;

i Sectional View ilirong'h the tie und nils, Showing the nienns of applying; the "estenersg F 3 is e seetioinil View on the of l; lig. 421; is n perrnueetive t showing n section ol" the tie with the secured thereto hy menne et the s ,e r; n persgnxtive View showing;- ir detail one'lforni of the ifnstener; Figi'. t3

perspective 'vien-.1Y showing; :mother torni ot fastener; liig. "l Se detail View showing still enotha-n.' to in ot f tnstener; :ind lil. 8 is o perspective vieny snowing tho appliefnion of still inotner form et the fas tener to Seenre the inil 'to the tie.

The tie is ifleeigned to he nitide in any ine 'lei

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siii ,nhle l'orni and muy he in the terni shown in l and the other l" 'tires oi the drewl ings; i the .Ti-henne is employed, rthe 'nul 'oody thereof is desigfind provided with on either side, "ernl 'projections desired length tend the beni-iin; j niet :insist in snfeg 3 motion of thy the its earthen supportI- lateral proindiented l. inzit' be et any :ind Serve to 'tor the mile and against n roev in practice has in :ind particular reference to Sneh open` ings will be hereinafter nnide. The fais-- tener is designed to be sented Within open-- ings in the. tie und to hear over the bottoni ianjre of the rail and to extend parallel along the vertical web of the upper end thereof in close relation with the rail heed, substantially ns shown in Fig. l have referred to these fasteners as G and they may loe made of any suitable material and may loe properly reinforced to lgive them sutlioient strength. The 'fasteners provided with provided with n slot or slots as o, said ings being :adapted to depend through openings in the. top ol le tio :is at o and to 'ne locked in position by ineens of a hey es o. This key may be torn'ied Awith n ronghed Side or bottoni 'portion it defiired, so that, when it is )rover-ly sented within the Slots ot the fzistener it may more readily retain its; platee or tniziy he held in phiee hy means of :i he); in the end thereof or, in 'tach ninja' he secured against dislodgnient in nny suitable inennerr The key designed to inode of eueh length and iorin that when properly winced, ity will hold the fastener down upon the lower flange et the rail, end ne it is applied, the lower fece el A "y thereof is designed te neer nway s' npper linee ot' the. tio so t may he Slightly worn te' cont; rail, by Canning the nu f pen?" littledeener into the el( the lost motion muy he readily token up. The reni* end ol1 the yi'zmtener is 'formed with nn oli'set :and n renrnni'dly extending pnrt :is is ndnnted to enter un opt-nino; in the tie :is :it )t and the reni` end ot' the testent-r in extended in :i g'mrzillel line with the J te ntf the tiy ns et f/ toi: the l'niipofie covering the openingc lfne projeelion 'r/ termed with n slight ineline so tlnit it muy he readily' entered into the slotin the tie.

in the application oiE the Forni oif fastener shown in Figs'. l to QL the depending ings n, aire ndnpted to beni', one upon either Side et the middle wel) of the tie and in listentinllify close hearing relation therewith.

However. when it ie der: 'ned to apply the formell, hollow fastener to si ree'tniilggilneli.,v

l t ,else the interni. projections serve to assisty :in

inetnl tie the ings niny placed thereon in depending lng or luge ci any suitable position to accommodate the` fastening of the saine, to such tie, and `the wedge may be of sufiicient length to extend the entire width of the tie so as to penetrate the openings in the lugs Wherever they may be situated. Obviously, bolt-s may be substituted in place of the wedged keys herein shown.

In Fig. 7, l have shown a form of fastener in which the lugs are'perforated in a transverse direction from that shown in the other figures of the drawing.- In this form, the keys are adapted to be entered in the direction of the length of the tie and in this form will serve thesa-rne purpose as in the application shown in the other figures of the drawing.

'In Fig. 8, I have shown the application of the principle of my device, wherein a fastener referred to as D appears. In this form, it is designed in the application that the upper face of the tie shall be slotted and that the fastener may be inserted in the manner shown in Fig. 8 and may be bolted and secured to the tie by means of a bolt as shown. In fact, the fastener may be made in many forms and applied in many ways without departing from the principle of luy invention.

The tie may be specially formed with depending lugs as .ll to accommodate their being placed upon stringere, as for use in bridgev work, and will serve a useful purpose in sui-h connection.

lt will be observed that in constructing the fastener (l with the lugs a depending through openings in the. upper face of the tie, there is provided an abutting 'surface for the edge of the bottom flange of the rail that will prevent any lateral movement and .will prevent theordinary and usual wedging effect of lateral 'movement of the rail upon thc ordinary form of fasteners that are in commercial use. It will be observed that the fastener C would have to be completely detached before the lateral bearing effect of the lugs would be destroyed.,

lVhat lfclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. In ay railway tie and rail fastener, the combination with a tie provided with lateral projections therefrom and with perforated seats for parts of a rail fastener, of a rail fastener plate provided with an upwardly projecting portion adapted to bear against the rail,v with a hook like lugat the rear portion thereof adapted to enter and be supported in an opening in the tie and with a downwardly projecting locking lug adapted to be seated in a perforation in the tie and in abutting relation with the lower flange of the rail and suitable means for fastening the klockinglug to hold the rail fastening plate in place.

combination with a tie provided with laterd ally extending projections to form a bearing support in connection with the main body of the tie for a rail, rail fastener provided 'with a plate having an upwardly turned forward end adapted to engage the rail and 'with downwardly and outwardly bent rearward extremities adapted to engage openings in the tie and fastening lugs depending from the under face of the plate and adapted to be seated within openings in the tie and a. suitable bolt or kev for securing the plate in position to fasten the rail upon the tie.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with a metal tie having a central rib and laterally extended flange projections therefrom and laterally extended portions adapted to form, in conjunction with the main tie, a support for the rail, of a rail fastener formed of a plate provided with an upwardly turned portion adapted to engage the rail and with a rearwardly eX- tended portion adapted to engage perforated seats in the tie and with fastenin lugs deending from the lower portion o the plate adapted to be seated within openings in the tie and in position to abut against the lower flange of the rail, and provided with a key seat therethrough and a. key adapted to lit within the key-seats in the fasteners, substantially as described.

4. n a device of the class described, the combination with a railway tie, of a fastener formed of a plate having an upwardly turned portion adapted to engage a. rail, and having downwardly and rearwardly extend ing portions adapted to hook within openings in the tie and with abutting and fastening lugs extending downwardly from the lower face thereof adapted to be seated within openings in the tie and to abut against the lower flange of the rail, and suitable means for securing the fastening and abutting lugs in position to securely hold the rail upon the tie.

5. A railway tie and rail fastener comprising a tie substantially in Ill-beam form provided with lateral pro'ections therefrom in substantially the same orm as the tie and provided with oienings in the upper face thereof adapted or seating lugs, a rail fastener formed of a plate provided with-an upwardly turned portion adapted to engage the rail, with downwardly and rearwardly extending portions adapted to be seated within perforations in the tie and with abutting and fastening lugs depending from the lower portion thereof adapted to be seated within openings in the tie and provided with a key seat therein, and a suitable key for securing the fastening lugs in connect1on ,with the tie, substantially as shown.

6. ln a device of the class described, the combination with a railway tie provided with perforations therein., of a rail fastener consisting' 'of a plate provided with an upwardly turned und suitably reinforced portion adapted to bear upon the rail flange, t0 extend upwardly along the web thereof and to meet the lower edge of the top flange of the rail and with angularly formed rearward `extensions therefrom adapted to engage perforations in the tie and with fastening,r lugs dependin` from the lower portion of the plate and adapted to he seated withln perforations in the tie and provided with a key seat therein and a, key adapted to secure the fastening lugs 1n connection with the tie, substantially as described.

In testimony whereot I have alixed my signature 1n presence of two wltnesses.

IRA C. CATTON.

Nitnessesz MARY E. Couneys,

W. V. TEFFT. 

